Shirt-waist supporter.



F. WIBBRLBY.

sum WAIST SUPPORTER.

APPLIOATIOH FILED MAY 24. 1911.

1,053,764. Patented Feb. 18,1913.

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WITNESSES III/VENTOR hank warze'y BY 2 g ATTORNEYS UNITED rQ-TATE PATENT DFFTCE,

FRANK WIBERLEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO BARTHELS MFG. COMPANY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

SHIRT-WAIST SUPPORTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

Application filed May 24, 1911. Serial No. 629,110.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK \VJBERLEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, Jamaica, borough of Queens, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Shirt-lVaist Supporter, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved shirt waist supporter or a belt for conveniently holding the shirt waist in position at the waist of the wearer, and arranged for ready adjustment to suit different sizes of waist measure, and for securely holding the supporter in adjusted position without the use of buckles and other fastening devices.

For the purpose mentioned, use is made of a tubular covering, a band extending through the said coverlng and terminating in loops projecting beyond the ends of the covering, and a tying string doubled up to form an eye for engagement with one of the said loops.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a. part of this specification, in

' which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the shirt waist supporter; Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of part of the same, parts being broken out; and Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of one end of the belt.

The shirt Waist supporter consists essentially of a belt A and a tying string 13, of which the belt A is formed of a tubular braided covering C through which extends a braided band D having its ends doubled up to form loops D and D yond the ends of the covering C, as plainly indicated in the drawings. The doubled-up portions of the band D are fastened together by an eyelet, rivet or a like fastening device IE, it being understood that the fastening means E are applied at the time the ends of the covering G are stripped far enough back for conveniently placing the fastening projecting bewith the doubled up portions fastened together by a rivet, eyelet or a similar fastening device G, located adjacent to the bend of the tying string B so as to form an eye B engaging the loop D, as plainly shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The terminals of the braid forming the tying string B are turned inward and the inwardly-turned ends are fastened together by rivets, eyelets or similar fastening devices H to prevent raveling of the terminals of the tying string B. The doubled members B and B of the tying string B are preferably of different lengths.

WVhen using the shirt waist supporter, the belt A is passed around the shirt waist at the waist of the wearer, and then the ends of the two doubled up members B and B of the tying string B are passed through the loop I) so as to hold the shirt waist securely in position, and then the short member B is dropped while the longer member B of the tying string B is passed through the other loop D and tucked under, as indicated in Fig. 1, to hold the ends in place, thus requiring no buckles or similar fastening devices for the purpose.

The shirt waist supporter shown and described is very simple and durable in con- StIl'lCtlOn, and exceedingly strong and easily applied.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

A shirt waist supporter, comprisin a belt formed of a band having its ends oubled up and secured to the band to form a loop or eye at each em? fthe band, and a tubular name 50 this specification in the presence of covemng on the band and extending over two subscrlbmg WlilIlGSSQS. the doubled up portlons to the loops or eyes thereof and having its, ends secured to the FRANK VVIBERLEY' said doubled up portions, and a tyingstring Witnesws: secured to one of the loops or eyes. EMIL ROEHRIG,

in testimony whermf I have signed my A. W. UELLENDAHL.

Qopies of ahis pafienic ma r be: obtained for five cents each, by amressing the Commissioner of Patenta, Washizzgtan, D. Q3. 

